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Path Integumentary
Pathologies of the Integumentary System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Scabies mites | microscopic arthropods that cause the skin lesions called |
| Lice | wingless insects that live in head hair and suck blood from the scalp, or in the pubic hair. body lice typically live on clothing |
| Boils | also called furuncles, are local infections of the skin, often at hair shafts. typi- cally occur one at a time, a group connected by channels under the skin is called a carbuncle. |
| Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) | a group of infection-causing staph bacteria that have been recognized in hospital settings since the 1950s and are now common outside of healthcare facilities |
| Hidradenitis suppurativa | deep boils that occur where hair follicles and apocrine weat glands are numberous, typically the axilla and groin |
| Pilonidal cysts | a large encysted infection at the sacrococcygeal region |
| Necrotizing fasciitis | "flesh-eating bateria" cause circulatory shock and death. Moves quickly along fascial planes and can progress from a minor skin would to a limb-threatening or life-threatening infection in a matter of hours |
| Impetigo | highly infections; causes many seeping blisters that itch and crust over. Seen in young children often but can affect adults |
| Herpes simplex | type 1 (HSV-1) has traditionally been associated with lesions that appear around the mouth, while type 2 (HSV-2) is associated with genitals |
| Warts | known as verruca vulgaris, are small, benign growths caused by varieties of human papillomavirus (HPV) that invade keratinocytes deep in the stratum basale of skin and some mucous membranes |
| Acne rosacea | an idiopathic chronic skin condition. It affects the face, especially the middle third (the nose and cheeks) |
| Acne vulgaris | a condition in which a person developsmany small, localized skin lesions in the pilosebaceousunits (sebaceous glands and the hair follicles that they lubricate) |
| Eczema | itching, redness, and scalling skin connected to immune dysfunction and hypersensitivity reactions |
| Seborrheic keratosis | a benign skin growth in which epithelial cells proliferate in isolated areas |
| Skin cancer | the uncontrolled replication of cells of the skin that damage nearby tissues |
| Melanoma | cancer in melanocyte cells deep in the epidermis |
| Burns | tissue damage from heat, cold, electricity, chemicals, friction, and radiation. Measured in as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree |
| Pressure injuries | inadequate blood flow to skin that is compressed for prolonged periods. includes decubitus ulcers, bedsores, pressure sores, and trophic ulcers |
| Scar tissue | the development of new cells and extracellular matrix where damage has occurred. includes hypertophic, keloid and contracture types |
| Tinea capitis | fungal infection of hair follicles in the scalp |
| Tinea corporis | body ringworm, fungal infection |
| Tinea cruris | fungal infection of the groin; jock itch |
| Tinea pedis | fungal infection of the foot; athlete's foot |
| Tinea manuum | fungal infection of the hands |
| Basal Cell Carcinoma | the most common type of skin cancer, accounting for about 80% of all nonmelanoma skin cancer diagnoses. It is a slow-growing tumor of basal cells in the epidermis |
| Squamous Cell Carcinoma | cancer of skin cells that arises in keratinocytessuperficial to the basal layer. |
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